23:1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these
were the years of the life of Sarah.
23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land
of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
23:3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the
sons of Heth, saying,
23:4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession
of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
23:5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:6 Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us: in the choice
of our sepulchers bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his
tomb, but that you may bury your dead.
23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land,
even to the children of Heth.
23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should
bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and implore for me to Ephron the
son of Zohar,
23:9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which
is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give
it me for a possession of a buryingplace among you.
23:10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite
answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that
went in at the gate of his city, saying,
23:11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I you, and the cave that
is therein, I give it you; in the presence of the sons of my people give
I it you: bury your dead.
23:12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
23:13 And he spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the
land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me: I will give
you money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
23:14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels
of silver; what is that between me and you? bury therefore your dead.
23:16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron
the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four
hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
23:17 And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before
Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that
were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made
sure
23:18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children
of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
23:19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of
the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of
Canaan.
23:20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto
Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.